Article of furniture



B. A. KASZINSKI.

ARTICLE 0F FURNITURE.

APPLICATION FILED 0121.20. I92I.

1,405,420. Patented Feb. 7, 1922.

2 SHEETS-SHEET I.

B. A. KASZINSKI.

ARlcLE 0F FURNITURE.

APPLICATION FlLED OCTI. 20; 192|.

1 ,405,420. Patented Feb. 7, 1922.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

BENEDYKT A. iznsziivsiri, or reinrrum), CONNECTICUT.

ARTIGLE F FURNITURE.

' To @ZZ whom it may concern:

The primary obj ect of the invention is toy provide a 'couch of cushion construction and provided with a spring opened sliding,

drawer' releasable upon` depression of one of the' springs of the 4couch cover, means being provided t0 normally prevent release4 ofthe drawer upondepression of said spring but being removable for allowing release of the drawer `so thatthe drawer may bev opened only byv an authorized person.

Another objectV of the invention is lto provide a couch with a slidable spring opened drawer and latchingV means for holding the drawer closed, the couch being .provided with a pivoted leg for releasing said latching means.

vWith the above general objects in view, the invention Vconsists in the novel form, combination and arrangement ofparts hereinafter more fully described in connection with the accompanying drawings and in which like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the several Niews.

In the drawings, A

Figure 1 isa top plan view of a couch constructed in accordance withthe present; invention, the cover of the couch being.

.partly broken away to reveal the mechanism located interiorly of thecouch, t

Figure 2 is a view partly in vertical longitudinal section and partly lin side elevation of the device shown lin Figure 1,

Figure 3 is a vertical transverse sectional view taken upon line III-III of Figure 2 showing the bar for preventing release of the drawer latch in its normal operative position, l Figure et is a view similar to Figure 3 with Specification of Letters Patentf Patented Feb,y 7, 1922'. Application iiiea october. 2o, i921. serial No. 509,028.

said barremoved or inoperatively dis-posedE and the catch depressed t0, released position,

Y Figure 5 is avertical transverse sectional f view taken upon line lV---V of Figure 2, the pivoted leg being shown. in'catch releasing position by dotted lines, and

VFigure 6 is a.fragmentary.longitudinal sectional view taken substantially upon line VI-f-VI of 'Figure 1 but with the drawer open. l, y

Referring more in detail. to the several views, the couch illustrated consists .of a pail. of sidemeinberspreferably constructed of wood and denotedbythe numeral 5, said members 5 being rigidly connected in spaced parallel relation in any suitable manner as by meansof a bottom 6, the open'top of the or fleatherin the usual way, suitable verti-M cal helical springs 8 of the compression type 5 being disposed betweenthe covering 7 and the bottom 6 for providing a yielding surlface'iipon which a person'may recline with comfort.- Theside members 7 are extended upwardly as at 9 in the usual manner to provide the head of the couch and thebot- Ytom 6 isV supportedat the required elevation above the Hoor by means of legs. 10 at the foot of the couch and legs 11 at the head pfvided 4 with an opening through which a. drawer 12 of the sliding type may be projected, said drawer being slidably disposed upon the bottom6 and being limitedv in outward move-l ment by means of a pin 13 projecting up-V i onefend Yof a helical compression spring. 16

is fastened to each upright 15 and tothe back wall of the drawer 12 so as to normally pressed when the drawer is closed as shown in Figures 1 and 2.

Oneof the springs 8 which support the covering 7 and which is nearest the foot end ofl the couch has a horizontal transversely arproject the drawer to open position as illustrated'in Figure 6, the springs 16 being com-` ranged bar 17 fastened thereto near" its upper end so that said bar 17 projects inwardly as shown in Figure 3, the bar 17 having an upwardly projecting pin 18 upon its inner -iree end arranged to engage in an opening provided as at 19 through the inner end of an angular keeper 2O whose vertical flange is rigidly fastened to the back or rear wall of the drawer 12. The arrangement is such that when the spring which carries the bar 12 is in its normal expanded condition and the drawerl is closed, the pin 18 engages the keeper 20 and holds the drawer closed although the pin 18 may be readily disengaged from the keeper 2O upon depression of this particular spring 8 by applying pressure to the upper end ot the latter as shown in Figure l thereby permitting the drawer 12 to be immediately automatically opened by the springs 16. 1t is desirable to prevent disengagement from the pin 18 from the keeper 2O by an unauthorized person or accidentally should a person lying upon the couch depress the spring 8 which carries the bar 17 and for this purpose, a transverse strip 21 is disposed above the bar 17 and keeper 2O so as to overlie the latter when the drawer 12 is closed and so that the strip 21 will yield downwardly for depressing the horizontal flange of the keeper 20 so as to maintain the latter engaged with the pin 18 upon depression of the spring 8. The pin 18 will thusbe prevented from being accidentally disengaged from the keeper but .the strip 21 isslidably mounted for movement transversely of the couch so as to be'withdrawn out of the path ot the keeper 20 should opening ot the drawer be desired. As shown in Figures 1, 8, and 1, the strip 21 may be slidably mounted for limited movement in a transverse direction by means ot a pin 22 engaging a longitudinally elongated slot 28 in the strip 21 and rigidly carried by 'one of the side members 5 having.

a slot through which the strip 21 extends. The strip 21 may have an enlargement 2a upon one end exposed at all times so that the strip may be readily withdrawn and the other side member 5 may be slotted as shown at 25 in Figure 3 to receive the opposite end of the strip 21 when the latter is operatively disposed above the keeper 20. Y

As an additional means for safeguarding against opening of the drawer 12 by an unauthorized person, an additional latching means isprovided. rThis additional latching means embodies a relatively long bar 26 having one end fastened to the back ot' the drawer 12 and slidably mounted for longitudinal movement upon the.' bottom 6 through vguides 27, the bar 26 extending to a point above one of the legs 11 at the headV of the couch when the drawer is closed and having an upwardly projecting pin 28 at its end norn'xally engaged behind a lateral pin 29 which is fixed to an upwardly extending arm 8O formed upon the upper end of the adjacent leg 11, said leg 11 being pivoted for transverse swinging movement as at 31 through the bottom 6. A helical tension spring 32 has one end fastened to a side member 5 and extends transversely of the' couch where its other end is attached to the upper end of the arm 80 of the leg 11 which is pivoted. The spring 82 thus-normally maintains the pivoted leg 11 in vertical position with the pin 28 engaged behind the pin 29 so that the drawer is effectively maintained in a closed position. Bn simply kicking or otherwise swinging t e leg 1,1 inwardly as indicated by dotted lines in Figure 5, against the action ot spring 32, the pin 29 will be disengaged from the pin 2O and the drawer 12 will then be permitted to automatically open under the action of the springs 16.

Assuming that the parts are disposed as shown by full lines in Figures 1, 2,v 3, and 5, an authorized personv may readily open the drawer by simply withdrawing the strip 21 and depressing the spring 8 which 'carries the bar 17 as shown in Figure 4 thereby disengaging the pin 18 from the keeper 20, and at the same time swinging the pivoted leg 11 inwardly as shown by dotted lines in Figure 5 until the pin 29 is disengaged romthe pin 28, at which time the springs '16 automatically open the drawer 12. A reversal ot this operation 'will obviously cause Vthe draw r to be eiectlvely held 1n closed position. Assuming that an unauthorized person not familia-r with the structure desired to open the drawer 12, it is more than likely that he will not recognize thenecessity for withdrawing the strip 21 and if this is not done, depression ot the spring 8 which carries the bar 177 will simply cause the .strip 21 to be flexed downwardly so as to keep the keeper 20 ilexed downwardly in engage-A ment with the pin 18 whereby the drawer will be prevented yfrom opening. This will be the case even though the per son should discover that the swinging of the pivoted leg 11 effected some release for the drawer. llt will thus be seen that I have provided a simple and practical construction ot catch having an eiiicient sliding drawer locking mechanism for the satekeeping of* erable upon depression vof yone of saidsprings for releasing the drawer. s

2. ln a couch construction, a frame 'having a iiexible' covering with: internal supporting springs. for theV covering, a,.drawer slidable in the frame, means to automaticallyfopen said drawer, vmeans to latch the: drawerl;in

when desired. a

3. A couch comprising spaced parallel side members rigidly connected by a bottom member and having a flexible covering, verticallydisposed helical springs arranged between the bottom and the covering and between said side members for yieldingly supporting said covering, a drawer sldably mounted in the foot end of the couch upon said bottom member, springs associated with said drawer for normally yieldingly urging the latter to open position, legs supporting the side members, one of said legs being pivoted, and means for latching the drawer in closed position releasable upon swinging of said pivoted leg. Y v

4. A couch comprising spaced parallel side members rigidly connected by a bottom member and having a flexible covering, vertically disposed helical springs arranged between the bottom and the covering and between said side members Jfor yieldingly supporting said covering, a drawer sldably mounted in the foot end of the couch upon said bottom member, springs associated with said drawer for normally yieldingly urging the latter to open position, legs supporting the side members, one of said legs being pivoted, means for latching the drawer in closed position Vreleasable upon swinging of said pivoted leg, and yieldable means to normallyhold the pivoted leg in operative supporting position with the drawer latching means operative.

, 5. A couch comprising a frame having a covering, depressible springs for supporting saidv covering, a drawer slidable in the 'foot end of the couch and having a keeper fixed to the rear wall thereof, one of said springs having a latch pin engageable with the keeper when the drawer is closed and the covering supporting springs are expanded and releasable from the keeper upon dpepression of said onevspring.

6. A couch comprising a frame having a covering, depressible springs forvsupporting said covering, a drawer slidable in the foot end of the couch and having a keeper' fixed to the rear wall thereof, one of said springs having a latch pin engageable with the keeper when the drawer is closed and the covering supporting springs are expanded and releasable from the keeper upon depression of 'saidone spring, and means to automatically open the drawer upon depres sionof saidspring. f;

.l '57..'A couchicor'nprising aframeli'avinga covering, 1depressibl'e springs ,for'su-pporting said. covering, afdrawerslidable inthe Vfoot end of the couch' and having a keeperJixed to the rear wallthereokfone of'saidlsprings'- having a latch pin engageable with the keeper when the drawerl is closed and the covering supporting springs are expanded and releasable from the keeper upon depression of'said one spring, means to automatically open the drawer upon depression kof said sprin ,and means operable at will to prevent re ease of the pin from the keeper upon depression of said spring.

8. A couch comprising a frame having covering, depressible springs lfor support-Yl ing said covering, a drawer slidable inthe foot end of the couch and having a keeper ixed to the rear wall thereof, one of said springs having a latch pin engageable with i the keeper when the drawer is closed and the covering supporting springs are expanded and releasable from the keeper upon depression of said one spring, means to automatically open the 'drawer upon depression of said spring, ,and means operable at will to prevent release of the pinfrom the keeper upon depression of said spring, said last named means comprlsmg a res1l1ent strip disposed above the keeper.

9. A couch comprising a frame having aA covering, depressible springs for supporting said covering, a drawer slidable in the foot end of the couch and having a keeper fixed to the rear wall thereof, one of said springs havingfa latch pin engageable with the keeper when the drawer is closed and the covering supporting springs are expanded and releasable from the keeper upon depression of said one spring, means to automatically open the drawer upon depression of said spring, means operable at will to prevent release of the pin from the keeper upon depression of said spring, saidvr last named means' comprising aresilient strip` disposed above the n keeper, "and slidable transverselyl of the couch into and outl of position above the keeper.

10. In a couch construction, the combina- Y tion with a frame having a 'flexible covering, and supportingjsprings for said covering, a

drawer slidable inthe frame beneath saidv covering, and means for locking the drawer.

in closed position releasable by depression of v one ofsaid springs.

11. In a couch construction, the combination Vwith a frame having a flexible covering,

and supporting springs for said covering, a

drawer slidable in the frame beneath said covering, means for locking the drawer'in closed position releasable byldepression of one of said springs, and meansoperative at will to prevent release of the drawer upon depression of Said Spring.

12. In a couch construction, the combination with a ranfle having a flexible covering, and supporting springs for said covering, a drawerV Sldable in tle frame beneathy said covering, means; fer lock-ing the drawer in QlQSd pQStiQn releasable. by depression' or' 011e of said springs, means operative ,at s vill te prevent release of the drawer upQn de-` sition.- y

In tesgimonyrwhereef I ax I ny signature.

BENEDYKT A. vinisznisnr. 

